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Mission
Statement, Goals, Strategies and Benchmarks - February, 2004 *Revised September 21, 2007 |
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Respectively submitted by the members of the Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council Present
Members: Chair - Lucie La Bonte, Vice Chair - PJ
Estlund, Special
Thanks to past members who contributed: Ruth
Kratochvil, Curry County Cultural Arts Plan Introduction This document along with a "Cultural Inventory List "has taken many months with much hard work to accomplish. The Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council held three public meetings for public input on the draft plan; one in Brookings, one in Gold Beach and one in Port Orford and incorporated comments into the plan. We also presented copies of the plan to the Curry County Board of Commissioners at their February 17, 2004 regular board meeting that was televised throughout Curry County. The group began by doing a Cultural Inventory. This is a large document and can be obtained by contacting the Curry County Commissioners. It is a living inventory of all of the groups involved in cultural arts in Curry County. Once the Inventory was completed, the group began drafting a mission statement, goals, and strategies (objectives). After public review the group then drafted benchmarks. Organizational Structure - Curry Cultural Trust Coalition The Planning Committee is recommending the following organizational structure as requested by the Oregon Cultural Trust. We recognize that the plan is flexible and the new Curry Cultural Trust Coalition may want to adjust the structure as they work if problems arise from this recommendation. Curry County is 90 miles long and has 3 large population centers and several small rural communities. Most councils, committees and commissions have north, central and south county representation on them to maintain countywide participation. We recommend that this template be used. It is also important to have history, arts, music, libraries, humanities and dramatic interests represented. The Planning Council did advertise looking for those interested in sitting on the Coalition. The following people volunteered to form the first Curry Cultural Trust Coalition: Vi Burton (Arts - Brookings), PJ Estlund (history - Gold Beach), Pete Chasar (Arts - Brookings), Susan Lincoln (Arts - Port Orford), Gil Chavez (Library - Gold Beach), Amy Keusink (Music - Wedderburn), Tony Kalhagen (Music - Ophir), Katrina Starr - Gold Beach (At large), Gloria Sevey (Employment Department) - Gold Beach, Robert Nesbitt - Brookings, Lucie La Bonte - Curry County (Music). Therefore the Planning Council recommends the following positions be established: 3 Arts Positions, 3 Music Positions, 3 History positions (1 representing historical society or museum, 1 representing libraries, 1 humanities), 1 Dramatic Arts Position, 1 At large. These should be 2 year terms and the positions should have a good representation from all parts of the county. Roles and Responsibilities of the Curry Cultural Trust Coalition The role of the Curry Cultural Trust Coalition is distributing funding to cultural organizations based on the goals and strategies and benchmarks of this plan. It is recommended that the Coalition review the plan, goals, strategies and benchmarks once a year. It is also recommended that the Coalition review the grants once a year to be sure that they adhere to these goals and are meeting the benchmarks. The new Coalition shall develop an application for funding. Each year they should review membership to be sure it represents the full spectrum of cultural organizations and arts in Curry County. Process for Granting Funds 1.
When funds are made available the Coalition should advertise in papers
that reach all three parts of the county and provide applications to
those wishing to apply. This advertisement should go out two
months 2. All applications must be complete to be accepted. 3. Once the application deadline is reached the acceptance of completed applications is over. 4. The Coalition shall then take thirty days to review the applications and set a meeting date to discuss and decide on which projects to fund. 5. Projects must meet the Strategic Plan's Goals and Objectives and have measures to meet benchmarks. 6 Once the decision is made the Coalition will fund the project. 7. Financial accountability is required for all projects. 8. A final report of the project will be competed when closing the project and approved by the Coalition. *Download an Application and Budget Forms for a CCCC Grant Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council Mission Statement The Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council invests in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage. The Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council will promote and perpetuate cultural awareness in Curry County and serve as a spring board for much needed financial support. Curry Cultural Trust Planning Council Goals and Strategies Goal: Advocate for Curry County's collective cultural resources with a unified voice Strategies: Benchmark:
Update and publish a monthly listing of all cultural opportunities
available in Curry County including dates, times, and locations. Benchmark:
Identify current practices of collecting and distributing information.
Investigate and list additional ways to accomplish this task. Benchmark:
Proceed in a timely manner the procurement
of a cultural director. Benchmark:
Establish a list of qualified volunteers
and add to the list as necessary Goal: Preserve and enhance artistic, cultural and historic resources Strategies: Benchmark:
Identify the number of designated
historical buildings and landmarks in Curry County and update this list
regularly. Benchmark:
Identify the number of guided tours to
historical landmarks, museums and buildings and update this list
regularly. Benchmark:
Increase the number of applications for
cultural related grants Benchmark:
Identify and publish what scholarships are available and the number of
scholarships to be awarded each year. Identify the scholarship
providers and the scholarship recipients. Update the list annually
while monitoring the increase in the number and the amount of the
scholarships. Goal: Promote Curry County arts, humanities and heritage to residents and visitors Strategies: Benchmark:
Reports will be made regularly assessing
the progress toward building performing and other art centers in Curry
County. Benchmark:
An increase in the ways and means of distributing information using
advancements in technology will be carefully monitored (i.e. web. site
counter.) Benchmark:
An increase in local awareness of cultural opportunities will be
measured by careful monitoring the number of people attending cultural
related events. Goal: Promote cultural tourism and become a destination point for cultural experiences Strategies: Benchmark:Identify
the current ways cultural opportunities within Curry County are
advertised outside the county. Advertising will increase in proportion
to available funds. Success will be measured by carefully monitoring
increases in attendance at cultural functions; an increase in the
number of registered visitors at museums, galleries, historical
buildings, visitors centers; the increasing number of scholarship
recipients and the amounts awarded annually; increasing ticket sales at
concerts and plays; etc. Goal: Broaden and deepen public participation in the arts, humanities and heritage of Curry County Strategies: Benchmark:
Annually count the number of newly
identified cultural resources in the county and add them to the
established list. Benchmark:
Increase the number of arts related
opportunities available for our youth Goal: Promote economic development of Curry County arts, humanities and heritage Strategies:
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